1,023 people brought criminal charges against over drug-related crimes in Azerbaijan

1,023 people brought criminal charges against over drug-related crimes in Azerbaijan
# 05 July 2017 09:45 (UTC +04:00)

During the first 5 months of this year, 1,386 facts of illicit drug trafficking were recorded, says Fagan Shahverdiyev, head of the working group of the State Commission for Combating Drug Addiction and Illicit Drug Trafficking.

461 kg narcotic drugs of various types were seized from illegal circulation. During this period, 1,023 persons were brought criminal charges over illicit drug trafficking. Two of them were under 18, 94 under 18 to 25, 142 under 26 to 29, 785 over 30. 11 were workers, 2 employees, and 922 unemployed. 1008 were men, 15 women. There are also 9 foreign nationals among them, APA reported.

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